REFERENCE TABLES

.000

American Standard Acme Screw Thread Dimensions

p

h = Basic depth of thread

h9 = Depth of thread with clearance
K = Tap drill
Basic minor diameter of nut
Fc = Width of flat at crest of thread
Fr = Width of flat at bottom of space

n
p
Kr
D
T

FOR 10 OR LESS THREADS PER INCH

h9 = P plus .010
2
Fr = .3707 minus .0052
n
T = D plus .020

FOR MORE THAN 10 THREADS PER INCH

h9 = P plus .005
2
Fr = .3707 minus .0026
n
T = D plus .010

Threads
per inch
(n)
1
1 1/3
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
14
16

Depth of Thread
with Clearance
(h9)
.5100
.3850
.2600
.1767
.1350
.1100
.0933
.0814
.0725
.0655
.0600
.0467
.0407
.0363

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Number of threads per inch

Pitch of thread
Minor diameter of screw
Major diameter of screw
Major diameter of tap

Flat at
Top of Thread
(Fc)
.3707
.2780
.1854
.1236
.0927
.0741
.0618
.0530
.0463
.0412
.0371
.0309
.0265
.0232

Fc

29
h9

Fr

p=1
n
K = D minus p

Fc = .3707
n
Kr = D minus 2h9

Flat at
Bottom of Space
(Fr)

Space at
Top of Thread

Thickness
at Root
of Thread

.3655
.2728
.1802
.1184
.0875
.0689
.0566
.0478
.0411
.0360
.0319
.0283
.0239
.0206

.6293
.4720
.3146
.2097
.1573
.1259
.1049
.0899
.0787
.0699
.0629
.0524
.0449
.0393

.6345
.4772
.3198
.2149
.1625
.1311
.1101
.0951
.0839
.0751
.0681
.0550
.0475
.0419